JW Marriott Indianapolis
JW Marriott Indianapolis
General informationStatusOpenTypeHotelLocationIndianapolis, IndianaCoordinates39°46′0″N 86°10′05.5″W / 39.76667°N 86.168194°W / 39.76667; -86.168194Construction startedMay 29, 2008; 17 years ago (May 29, 2008)Completed2011[1]OpenedFebruary 4, 2011; 14 years ago (February 4, 2011)[2]Cost$450 million for Marriott Complex[3]OwnerWhite LodgingManagementWhite LodgingHeightRoof376 ft (115 m)Technical detailsFloor count34Floor area2,535,418 sq ft (235,548.0 m2)[1]Lifts/elevators38[1]Design and constructionArchitectsHOK Chicago (Design Architect and AOR Hotel Tower) and CSO Architects (AOR Podium)DeveloperWhite PropertiesStructural engineerMagnusson Klemencic AssociatesMain contractorHunt Construction Group
JW Marriott Indianapolis is a hotel in downtown Indianapolis, adjacent to the Indiana Convention Center. The new JW Marriott Indianapolis is part of the $450 million Marriott Place, consisting of five Marriott hotels all connected to the Indiana Convention Center. The City of Indianapolis contributed $48 million to the project.[4] The hotel is 34 floors and 376 feet (115 m) tall, making it the 7th-tallest building in Indianapolis and tallest hotel in Indiana.[3][5][6] The facility also has a 950 space underground parking garage.[3] It is the largest JW Marriott hotel in the United States based on its 1,013 guest rooms and is owned and managed by White Lodging.
Facilities[edit]The JW Marriott has 1013 rooms with 637 double rooms, 343 lish king rooms, and 25 luxury suites. The hotel features 54 meeting rooms with a total of 104,000 square feet, three restaurants, and the largest ballroom of any hotel in the Midwest and also one of the largest Marriott ballrooms in the world.[7] The JW Marriott Indianapolis has three restaurants.[8]
According to the Indianapolis Business Journal, the JW Marriott Indianapolis has 600 full-time employees. As of 2023, three dining options were located in the hotel, including High Velocity, Osteria Pronto (OP) Italian, and Starbucks.[9]
Window displays[edit]Since its opening in 2011, the JW Marriott Indianapolis has displayed numerous "jumbo" graphics on its east-facing conce curtain wall. Indianapolis-based Sport Graphics is the exclusive partner for the displays, which he included the Vince Lombardi Trophy (commemorating Super Bowl XLVI), an NCAA bracket (commemorating the 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Game), the Borg-Warner Trophy (commemorating the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500), and Taylor Swift for The Eras Tour.[10]
See also[edit] List of tallest buildings in Indianapolis List of tallest buildings in Indiana References[edit] ^ a b c "JW Marriott Indianapolis Downtown". The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved March 28, 2017. ^ Kightlinger, Cathy (February 13, 2011). "Marriott kickoff is a super start". The Indianapolis Star. Gannett Company. p. G6. Retrieved May 1, 2022. ^ a b c "A work in progress". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved October 5, 2008. ^ "Lodging for Growth". Lodging Hospitality. No. September 2007. Penton Publishing. September 15, 2007. ^ "JW Marriott Indianapolis". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on February 16, 2007. Retrieved June 30, 2008. ^ "Work Set To Begin On $425 Million Indy Hotel". WRTV. Archived from the original on June 13, 2008. Retrieved June 30, 2008. ^ "JW Marriott Indianapolis Website". Marriott.com. ^ "About JW Indy". jwindy.com. Retrieved February 10, 2011. ^ "Largest Indianapolis-Area Hotels". Indianapolis Business Journal. Retrieved November 15, 2020. ^ Lindquist, Did (April 18, 2016). "Borg-Warner Trophy to rise over Downtown". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved April 27, 2016. External links[edit]
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